Document Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2018	Feb. 21, 2019	Jun. 29, 2018
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NEW YORK TIMES CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000071691
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	NYT
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 4.1
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		165,113,286
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		803,408